Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv picked up their third win in a row when they defeated Ashdod 3:0. Guy Tzarfati, the club’s Head Coach looked back at the match and also talked about the current wining streak: “The team is continuing to improve. They understand what they need to do and they also know what is expected of them. If they continue this way they will be able to make the next jump.”
On the last few matches:
“There are some common denominators that we can see over the past few games; we didn’t give up any goals and we played well defensively. We had plenty of opportunities and some were similar situations that we had seen in training. It’s still not what I am expecting but we are continuing to improve slowly but surely.”
How he chooses the Starting XI:
“I believe that at the end of the day the players have to take advantage of the opportunities that they are given. Those who do, will be the ones that will be on the pitch. It’s fairly simple, the players must meet expectations.”
Next match against Hapoel Beer Sheva:
“To me, it doesn’t matter who we are playing against as we won’t make any changes as to how we play and it’s clear what system we use both home or away. It will certainly be a bit tougher against Beer Sheva and I told the team that their game play today wasn’t good enough. I really hope that next match things will look a better.”
About having four players who trained with the First Team last week:
“Going to train with the First Team is a credit to our academy. I’m all for the players having the opportunity to train with them because the First Team is most important.”
